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I am trying to blend two shapes. Both have gaussian blur. I cant seem to get it to work. I have options set to smooth colour. Preview is greyed out for some reason also. First image is the two shapes and second image is result. Earlier i was getting a different result that showed white corners on each shape. Am i doing something wrong? Im following this tut - https://www.behance.net/gallery/38202071/TUTORIAL-Realistic(ish)-Cast-Shadows-in-Illustrator
You are following the tut correctly. I see the problem.
I would eliminate the Blend step. The shadow will look good without it.
Alternatively, you could have a single shape, fill it with a gradient and add a blur effect.
It's mentoned in the tutorial that it doesn't work in newer versions.
If you change to CPU preview, it will work.
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You are following the tut correctly. I see the problem.
I would eliminate the Blend step. The shadow will look good without it.
Alternatively, you could have a single shape, fill it with a gradient and add a blur effect.
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Thanks I will try that. But why doesnt the blend tool work with blurred shapes?
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It's mentoned in the tutorial that it doesn't work in newer versions.
If you change to CPU preview, it will work.
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thank you